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What is "adversarial"

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adversarial
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
relationship
▪ This is symptomatic of the adversarial relationship schools have with Woodhead, but it is also an extremely important test case.
system
▪ This is typical of the adversarial system - a total approach in which truth emerges from conflict.
▪ At this stage it is worth emphasising that we still deal with personal injury litigation under an adversarial system.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Reporters used extreme and adversarial methods to get their information.
▪ Western and Eastern Europe no longer have an adversarial relationship.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ At this stage it is worth emphasising that we still deal with personal injury litigation under an adversarial system.
▪ Do we want a constantly adversarial deadlock of blame and counter-blame, which profits only lawyers?
▪ In both countries there are men in positions of responsibility and influence who would be comfortable with a more adversarial situation.
▪ Malthus' gloomy picture of human life seems to many contemporary commentators much too atomistic and adversarial.
▪ Such an interchange is identified as crucial for maintaining the cooperation that appears absent in adversarial Western systems.
▪ That means more litigation, more expense, more adversarial behavior.
▪ The adversarial nature of contentious proceedings before the International Court ensures that the parties are readily identifiable.
▪ This is symptomatic of the adversarial relationship schools have with Woodhead, but it is also an extremely important test case.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
adversarial

by 1892, from adversary + -al (1). Probably coined to avoid confusion which might arise with use of adversary (adj.), which is attested from late 14c. Related: Adversarially.

Wiktionary
adversarial

a. Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed

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Usage examples of "adversarial".

The concept theoretically should be able to impact adversarial situations that apply across the board to high, mid, low, no, or minimal technology threats.

This is the gripping story of two men, Dick Dunster and Philip Progmire, locked in an adversarial friendship from their schooldays, at Oxford and on into a harsh world and the shifting grounds of marriage.

And whether it was unrealistic as a personal philosophy or not, it was definitely one of the things which made them so effective in the diplomatic service, or as analysts and policymakers, capable of standing back from personal, adversarial approaches to policy debates.

The rise of nonsectarian interest in the experiential dimensions of contemplative practice is a wonderful departure from the adversarial attitude that has plagued relations among religions for centuries.

Ramseys agreed to the interrogation under the conditions the police dictated, they realized they were in an adversarial relationship with the investigators and had to protect themselves.

The concept theoretically should be able to impact adversarial situations that apply across the board to high, mid, low, no, or minimal technology threats.

He was not above some sparring with those who either had an agenda or were contentious, as he displayed early on with Leslie Dahl…and he was very good at defending himself against such adversarial behavior.

So, the basis of our fine adversarial system, which has long been our pride, has been undermined.

He lays out a dizzying spiel on crime-scene containment, evidence chains, and the need to recognize the media magnitude of celebrity murders at the outset, think them through from an adversarial attorney's perspective, and evaluate and define every investigatory aspect as they progress.